During the initial stages, money brings us the feeling of contentment by allowing the basic needs of food, shelter, and health to be met but, at a certain point, its influence on the welfare of a person is reduced to lose all its significance. However, with time, the things that matter so dearly to us do not matter as much anymore.
This is because as human beings, we tend to get used to many things we come across. We strive to achieve certain things in life. However, once we accomplish these dreams, we become accustomed to them and yearn for other different things. This can be seen with billionaires who are not necessarily happy because of their wealth. They have reached a point in their lives where having a lot of money is such a major concern. Money is als
...o linked to particular problems and stresses.
As mentioned earlier, these problems arise when money turns a person into a slave to achieve the goals set by society. Therefore, it is wrong to assume that with money, a person cannot be unhappy. When we tie ourselves to money, we lose our ability to achieve our well-being. Money can serve as a system lie that keeps us enslaved and unhappy as we buy possessions only to impress others. While the focus as human beings should be on life, love, learning to be self-sufficient and sharing moments with our families, we strive to earn more money every day. Money is a tool with which we get things that help us lead a comfortable and quiet life.
It does not take money to be happy. These two things are not connected. If
the way to obtain it generates pride in the person, the result is a greater satisfaction to a person and vice versa. In addition, the way money is spent also influences the feeling of happiness. If money is earned and used as a means to contribute to society, rather than just a matter of material abundance; then the impact is significantly positive.
Therefore, money in itself does not bring happiness. Even as material possessions last longer, it is the relationships and experiences gained that influence the feeling of joy. On the other hand, people do believe that money can indeed buy happiness since we can buy the things that we love, live in better houses, wear expensive clothes and eat good food. It may seem very obvious that people with high incomes, generally speaking, are happier than those who struggle to earn money.
They are less concerned about paying bills, have a better chance of choosing the place where they live or work, and can obtain satisfactions for themselves and those they love. When reviewing results, one must understand what the meaning of word ‘happiness.' Research divides it into two components; which a person must meet to be considered as happy. In addition, researchers have found that people in rich countries are happier than those living in poor countries. This is because they struggle to get decent homes, dress, an education, and health services. This, in turn, generates discomfort, stress, and illness. Therefore, a slight increase in income can alleviate or prevent these situations.
This is how money has been linked to happiness. When you are wealthy, you do not have a limited amount of money and you
do not care how much the things you want to buy cost. In addition, a rich person usually has a huge house with garden and own pool. That may be the dream of many people.
The rich do not have to worry about the order in their house. It is that they have their own servants to do it instead of them. Another major reason why money cannot buy happiness is that certain things in life do not come with a price tag. For instance, no matter how rich you are, you cannot buy good health, youth or life. It is normal for human beings to fall ill or even die.
But we cannot use the money to prevent this from happening. The death of a loved one or ill health can bring us immense sorrow even if we have a big supply of money. Even with modern healthcare, certain diseases cannot be treated successfully. Money can buy the best treatments. And in this sense, it is important to have savings, insurance and things that help us have the best tools in case of an eventuality, but not all the money in the world would save the richest persons from dying of terminal illnesses. Other things that are related to happiness but we cannot acquire them through money are self-esteem, knowledge, time and respect.
Self-esteem is something that we must work to get it for ourselves. It is an average tricky and esoteric concept. But it is basically the love and respect for ourselves. We cannot have it unless we work for it. Like all love and all respect, they are things that are earned, not bought. Money
gives us the opportunity to meet our needs and once covered, we can afford to look for activities that fill us and give us some of the happiness we seek.
But if we do not seek to improve emotionally, if we let our bad moments take over us, money would not help us cover these needs and therefore we will not be really happy. The constant competition for more possessions and more luxury goods only leave us tired, sometimes frustrated, many more times indebted but not happier. Therefore, having money is not everything. In fact, the way money is obtained and how it is spent is more important than being rich.
